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The New Jersey or ( Paterson ) plan was introduced By William Paterson a delegate from New Jersey as an attempt to equalize the representation of the states ( small states having less representatives than larger ones ) by giving each state one vote in a unicameral congress.
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Connecticut, New York, Delaware, a delegate from Maryland, and of course New Jersey. William Patterson presented the New Jersey plan, which was simply a variation of the one state/one vote plan used in the legislature under the Articles of Confederation.
The state of New Jersey was named after the Channel Island of Jersey in the English Channel.
William Paterson, of New Jersey The Small State Plan is more commonly known today as the New Jersey Plan.
When the United States Constitution was being drafted in 1787, the New Jersey Plan was an option proposed by William Paterson, a New Jersey delegate. The Plan called for only one house of Congress with each state to have one vote in Congress.
New Jersey was named for the small Channel island of Jersey.
When the United States Constitution was being drafted in 1787, the New Jersey Plan was an option proposed by William Paterson, a New Jersey delegate. The Plan called for each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population.
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No, this is prohibited by the Constitution.